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Tax Recovery Proceedings Under GST Law

Goods and Services Tax : Explains when recovery proceedings are triggered after a confirmed tax demand. Highlights that non-payment within the prescribed p...

April 17, 2026 1206 Views 0 comment Print

Safari Retreats decision cannot be mechanically applied to all CENVAT Credit Rule cases

Excise Duty : CESTAT remands Kohler India case, stating Supreme Court's Safari Retreats judgment under CGST cannot be mechanically applied to CE...

July 16, 2025 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Demystifying Excise Duty and Cenvat Credit in A GST-Driven Supply Chain

Goods and Services Tax : An overview of India's pre-GST excise duty and CENVAT credit system, explaining how taxes were levied, credits claimed, and the ra...

July 5, 2025 1968 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT credit can be claimed for telecom infrastructure: SC

Excise Duty : The Supreme Court upholds CENVAT credit for telecom infrastructure, ruling in favor of telecom operators on towers and shelters....

November 23, 2024 2574 Views 1 comment Print

Cenvat credit is allowed if inputs are wheeled out to sister company: Madras HC

Excise Duty : Explore the Madras High Courts decision in India Cement Limited v. Commissioner of Customs, allowing Cenvat credit for electricity...

February 29, 2024 1296 Views 0 comment Print


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Download ICAI Technical Guide to CENVAT Credit

Excise Duty : Introduction of CENVAT credit rules across goods and services in the year 2004 was one of the major steps in indirect taxes reform...

August 6, 2016 23100 Views 1 comment Print

Summary of Performance Audit on Cenvat credit scheme.

Excise Duty : We observed instances of non-submission of various prescribed returns by the assessees. Non-submission of returns would hinder th...

August 3, 2016 20674 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in Excise Duty Rates in Union Budget 2009

Excise Duty : However, the said goods would be exempt from excise duty subject to non availment of Cenvat credit on input. [Notification No 30/2...

July 11, 2009 4018 Views 0 comment Print


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CESTAT Delhi Upholds Recovery of Excise Duty as Cenvat Credit Was Not Available on 30 June 2017

Excise Duty : CESTAT ruled that wrongly availed CENVAT credit could not discharge June 2017 excise liability and sustained duty recovery with in...

July 3, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Remands CENVAT Credit Dispute as Rule 6 Reversal Was Not Properly Examined

Service Tax : CESTAT Remands CENVAT Credit Dispute Because Rule 6 Reversal Was Not Properly Examined...

July 1, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit Demand Quashed as Department Cannot Dictate Compliance Method

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that tax authorities cannot compel an assessee to adopt a particular compliance option under Rule 6 of the CENVA...

June 28, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit as Service Tax Was Paid Before Credit Was Availed

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that the respondent had paid the Service Tax before availing CENVAT credit on the disputed invoices. Finding n...

June 28, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit as Tippers Were Put to Use After Becoming Eligible Capital Goods

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that CENVAT credit on tippers could not be denied merely because they were received before their inclusion as ...

June 23, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print


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Provisions in Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 regarding reversal of credit

Service Tax : Is reversal under rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 additionally required for all the services specified in notification 2...

July 5, 2019 6942 Views 0 comment Print

CGST (Amendment) Act, 2018- Clarification on Transitional Credit

Goods and Services Tax : The CENVAT credit of service tax paid under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 was available as transitional credit under sectio...

January 2, 2019 9609 Views 0 comment Print

CBEC notifies CENVAT Credit Rules, 2017

Excise Duty : CENVAT credit. - (1) A manufacturer or producer of final products shall be allowed to take credit (hereinafter referred to as the ...

June 30, 2017 14718 Views 0 comment Print

Availability of Cenvat Credit on inputs used in the manufacture of capital goods

Excise Duty : I am directed to invite your attention to the landmark judgement of the CESTAT Larger Bench in the case of Vandana Global Ltd. V/s...

July 25, 2010 2453 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 – Refund of Cenvat Credit – Amendment to Notification No. 42/2001-CE (NT), dated 26-6-2001

Excise Duty : It has been brought to the notice of the Board that some of the manufacturers of exempted goods are exporting such goods under bon...

June 28, 2010 2275 Views 0 comment Print


Input arisen out of manufacture process or not is irrelevant for claiming Cenvat Credit

August 13, 2022 468 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant entitled to take CENVAT credit of duty paid on input. Question whether input arisen out of a process of manufacture is irrelevant.

Cenvat Credit on input services allowed if used in the course of furtherance of business

August 10, 2022 1356 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside demand of service tax on refundable security deposit on the grounds that security deposit is refundable deposit and it cannot be included in the value of taxable service.

Cenvat credit eligible on input services used for construction of property which is further let out

August 3, 2022 3288 Views 0 comment Print

Held that we are inclined to allow the Cenvat Credit of input services for construction of immovable property, which is further let out to various customers.

Rule 6 (3) of CCR, 2004: Revenue cannot choose one of options and force it upon assessee

July 19, 2022 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Agrawal Metal Works Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) It is undisputed that the appellant has been manufacturing goods on job work basis and has been clearing them without paying duty as per the Notification No. 214/86-CE dated 25.03.1986. If the activity amounted to manufacture- which has not been […]

Cenvat credit on rejected goods available as inputs

July 18, 2022 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Held that Rule 16 allows the assessee to avail the cenvat credit of duty paid on the goods cleared by them, as if such goods are received as inputs

Cenvat credit of service tax paid under RCM eligible to manufacturer

July 12, 2022 2736 Views 0 comment Print

G & G Ispat (P) Limited Vs Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi) Appellant admittedly has paid the service tax chargeable from them under reverse charge mechanism, on 31.10.2015, which was reflected in the return filed for the period 2014-15, which was filed on 21.01.2016. Further, appellant has also informed this fact of tax having been deposited vide […]

C&F Agent Service is admissible input service under Cenvat Credit Rules

July 10, 2022 888 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) agent service is admissible input service in terms of Rule 2(l) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004

No Excise Duty or Reversal of Cenvat Credit on Removal of Empty packaging

July 10, 2022 582 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that assessee is not liable for payment of either excise duty or cenvat credit under Rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 on empty packaging material of cenvatable input.

CENVAT Credit eligible on items of iron & steel used in maintenance of existing plant & machinery

July 6, 2022 804 Views 0 comment Print

J. K. Cement Works Vs Commissioner, Central Goods & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Commissioner (Appeals) disallowed Cenvat credit totalling Rs. 2,50,195/-, which was mainly on account of iron and steel structure, tower material, steel casting. Appellant inter alia urges that admittedly these items have been used by the appellant in the factory of production. These items […]

Loss in transit not includible for computation of ‘assessable value’

July 2, 2022 981 Views 0 comment Print

Savita Oil Technologies Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) The issue revolves around the alleged non-receipt of ‘inputs’ in excess of the tolerance margin of 0.4% at the facility of the appellant as evidenced by their own ‘goods receipt note (GRN)’ for the disputed period and the impugned order held that ‘8. The […]

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